Cultural differences in musculoskeletal symptoms and disability

• DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn085
• Publication Date: 2008-05-30T00:45:40Z
• Authors: I. Madan; I. Reading; K. T Palmer; D. Coggon
• Keywords: Musculoskeletal disorder

Objectives To test the hypothesis that cultural factors such as health beliefs and expectations have an important influence on common musculoskeletal symptoms associated disability, we compared prevalence rates in groups of workers carrying out similar physical activities different settings.